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by Miranda Kenneally
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After her mother's scandal shatters her perfect life, valedictorian Parker Shelton embarks on a reckless quest for reinvention, trading softball and stability for a string of kisses and the dangerous allure of her new baseball coach.
by Cath Crowley
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On the eve of adulthood, four Australian teenagers navigate the messy, exhilarating, and often hilariously misguided turns of first love and self-discovery over one intense, graffiti-streaked night.
by William Gibson
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In an alternate 1855 London where steam-powered computers ignite an early information age, a disgraced woman, a fossil hunter, and a spy are drawn into a deadly conspiracy surrounding mysterious punched cards that could reshape a technologically advanced Victorian world.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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A claustrophobic boy, haunted by past cowardice, must infiltrate the sinister Population Police headquarters to rescue his friend, risking exposure of all hidden 'shadow children' in a world where extra siblings are forbidden.
by L. Frank Baum
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A young boy named Tip escapes a wicked witch and travels through Oz with new friends, including a pumpkin-headed man and a wooden sawhorse, to stop a rebellion led by an army of girls.
by Sadegh Hedayat
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An opium-addled artist descends into a hallucinatory labyrinth of obsession and dread, haunted by a mysterious lover and macabre visions, as he grapples with the unraveling threads of his own sanity.
by Susane Colasanti
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Torn between an undeniable connection with her best friend's boyfriend and the loyalty she owes, Lani must decide if destiny is worth betraying her closest bond.
by Sara Pennypacker
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A well-meaning but perpetually misunderstood third-grader named Clementine navigates a calamitous week filled with accidental haircuts, principal's office visits, and strained friendships, all while trying to make things right.
by Lars Kepler
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A drowned woman with dry clothes and a a man hanged in an empty room pull Detective Inspector Joona Linna into a Stockholm mystery where impossible deaths are just the beginning.
by E.H. Gombrich
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Gombrich condenses the vast scope of human history, from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, into forty clear chapters, showing our collective journey, successes, and failures for young readers.
by Jasper Fforde
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A cynical 15-year-old orphan manages a failing magician agency in a world where magic is mostly for pizza delivery. She must face her destiny when the last dragon approaches a fated end.
by Rachel Kushner
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In the 1970s, a young artist named Reno moves from New York's art scene into the world of Italian motorcycle racing and radical politics, hoping to define herself through speed, art, and revolution.
by Ann M. Martin
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A young girl with Asperger’s, who loves homonyms and her dog Rain, navigates a storm-damaged town and human connections when her dog is lost and found by his original owners.
by S.J. Kincaid
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A genetically engineered killer, disguised as a senator's daughter, navigates a dangerous galactic court filled with political plots and unexpected romance, while discovering her own humanity.
by J.D. Robb
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In a futuristic New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her enigmatic billionaire husband, Roarke, must race against time to stop a vengeful serial killer who has escaped prison and is systematically targeting Eve on his twisted Christmas list.
by David Foster Wallace
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In a slightly askew 1990 Cleveland, a young woman grapples with a disappearing great-grandmother, a jealous boss, and a cockatiel quoting Auden, all while navigating a reality where language itself seems to be unraveling.
by Darren Shan
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Half-vampire Darren Shan must outwit his fated enemy, Steve Leopard, in a final battle to prevent the world's destruction and avoid a destiny that promises either his death or his transformation into the harbinger of shadow.
by Ernest Hemingway
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Hemingway's 'In Our Time' uses stark, simple stories to show the broken lives of soldiers, boxers, and bullfighters, revealing the harsh truth of post-World War I disappointment and the search for meaning in a damaged world.
by Matthew Reilly
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An American linguist races a shadowy group and ancient Incan guardians to find a hidden, alien idol in the Peruvian jungle—an artifact with the power to save or destroy humanity.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Five tales explore Earthsea's hidden histories, forgotten magic, and the human hearts navigating its dangerous beauty.
by Aimee Carter
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A young mother faces an impossible choice: save her child, her loved ones, or the entire world from a vengeful Titan king.
by Raymond Chandler
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In sun-drenched, shadow-laden Los Angeles, Philip Marlowe investigates disappearing wives, where truth shifts and deceit lingers.
by Tommy Wallach
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With an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, a diverse group of high school seniors sheds their labels to discover love, purpose, and their true selves in the two months before the world ends.
by Brenna Yovanoff
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A changeling boy allergic to iron and holy ground must navigate his monstrous origins and forbidden human crush when his beloved's sister is stolen into the dark, magical underworld he desperately tries to escape.